Bell v. Dimmerling

The following two reasons are advanced by counsel for the defendants as to why the judgment of the Court of Appeals should be reversed and final judgment rendered for the defendants:

1. The paper writing relied on by plaintiff is an “ex-, elusive agency contract” and the defendants themselves were at liberty to sell their property at any time without becoming liable to the plaintiff for the payment of a commission.

2. Such paper writing is no more than an offer to enter into a unilateral contract, imposing no obligation on the plaintiff to do anything; mutuality and consideration are therefore…